22 Apr, 2024 Developers Beware: Difficult Multi-Step Process for Obtaining and Cashing In On Appeal Bonds By Mariana Korsunsky Kevin O'Flaherty Gary Ronan Salome Salia John White III +2 more... Show less Porter v. Bd. of Appeal of Bos., No. 22-P-974, 2024 WL 187241 (Mass. App. Ct. Jan. 18, 2024). The case of Porter v. Bd. of Appeal of...
22 Apr, 2024 Those Appealing Zoning Board Decisions Must Comply With 20-Day Period By Mariana Korsunsky Kevin O'Flaherty Gary Ronan Salome Salia John White III +2 more... Show less Griffin v. Melrose MA Plan. Bd., No. 23 MISC 000277 (KTS), 2024 WL 146450 (Mass. Land Ct. Jan. 12, 2024) In Griffin v. Melrose MA Plan....
04 Mar, 2024 Following Formalities of Will Execution And Availability of Attorney Testimony Defeats Undue Influence Claims By Charles Jacob III Jennifer Mikels Molly Quinn Gary Ronan +1 more... Show less While undue influence claims are commonly asserted in probate proceedings, especially with the increased prevalence of dementia and...
11 Dec, 2023 New York Courts Consider “In Terrorem” Clauses with Mixed Results By Charles Jacob III Jennifer Mikels Molly Quinn Gary Ronan +1 more... Show less Two recent decisions illustrate the continued mixed reception that “in terrorem” clauses in wills or trusts, also known as “no-contest”...
01 Nov, 2023 Probate & Fiduciary Litigation Newsletter - November 2023 By Charles Jacob III Jennifer Mikels Molly Quinn Gary Ronan Nora McMurphy +2 more... Show less This newsletter is intended to keep readers informed about developments in probate and fiduciary litigation in Massachusetts and New...
01 Nov, 2023 Beneficiary Has a Right to an Accounting Despite the Trustee's Return of Funds By Charles Jacob III Jennifer Mikels Molly Quinn Gary Ronan +1 more... Show less Kaylie v. Kaylie, 2023 WL 6395345 (1st Dep’t October 3, 2023) Can the beneficiary of a trust require a trustee to provide an accounting...
01 Nov, 2023 Conformed Copy of Will Not Admitted to Probate By Charles Jacob III Molly Quinn Jennifer Mikels Gary Ronan +1 more... Show less In Matter of Estate of Slezak, 218 A.D.3d 946 (3rd Dep't July 13, 2023) Where a conformed copy of a will was located where the decedent...
01 Nov, 2023 Voluntary Personal Representative Is a "Prior Appointment" For Purposes of the Limitation Period for Commencing Formal Probate By Charles Jacob III Jennifer Mikels Molly Quinn Gary Ronan +1 more... Show less In The Matter of the Estate of Patricia Ann Slavin, 492 Mass. 551 (2023) Does the position of voluntary personal representative under G....
04 Oct, 2023 Law of the Land - Real Estate Litigation Newsletter By Mariana Korsunsky Kevin O'Flaherty Gary Ronan John White III +1 more... Show less Cases of Note EVALUATING EFFECTIVE NOTICE IN EXERCISE OF OPTIONS Sourcing Unlimited, Inc. v. Cummings Properties, LLC, 102 Mass. App. Ct....
03 Aug, 2023 Probate & Fiduciary Litigation Newsletter - August 2023 By Charles Jacob III Molly Quinn This newsletter is intended to keep readers informed about developments in probate and fiduciary litigation in Massachusetts and New...
28 Jun, 2023 Law of the Land - Real Estate Litigation Newsletter By Joel Antwi Mariana Korsunsky Kevin O'Flaherty Gary Ronan Salome Salia +2 more... Show less CASES OF NOTE NONCONFORMING USE CLAIMS "ROCKED OUT" BY APPEALS COURT Butler v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Mattapoisett, 22-P-463 (Mass....
03 May, 2023 Probate & Fiduciary Litigation Newsletter - May 2023 By Charles Jacob III Molly Quinn This newsletter is intended to keep readers informed about developments in probate and fiduciary litigation in Massachusetts and New...
13 Apr, 2023 Law of the Land - Real Estate Litigation Newsletter By Mariana Korsunsky Kevin O'Flaherty Gary Ronan John White III +1 more... Show less FEATURED ARTICLE Efforts clauses are common in commercial agreements, including those involving real estate. Where one or both parties...
09 Feb, 2023 Law of the Land - Real Estate Litigation Newsletter By Joel Antwi Julius Halstead Kevin O'Flaherty Gary Ronan +1 more... Show less CASES OF NOTE CHANGING LANDSCAPE FOR ACCELERATED RENT CLAUSES IN COMMERCIAL LEASES Cummings Properties, LLC v. Hines, 21-P-1153 (Mass....
31 Jan, 2023 Probate & Fiduciary Litigation Newsletter - February 2023 By Charles Jacob III Molly Quinn This newsletter is intended to keep readers informed about developments in probate and fiduciary litigation in Massachusetts and New...
16 Nov, 2022 Law of the Land - Real Estate Litigation Newsletter By Mariana Korsunsky Kevin O'Flaherty Gary Ronan John White III +1 more... Show less CASES OF NOTE LANDLORD UNABLE TO EVICT DESPITE TENANT DEFAULTS Varano v. PDJM Land Trust LLC, et al. No. 1884CV02662, (Mass. Super. Ct....